Technology
The Public Ledger of Credentials directory is taking flight
By taking identity resolution to an independent organization, Bluesky is securing the future of its network, and of AT Protocol.
Technology
People are transcribing your conversations without asking. That puts you at risk.
Apps like Granola make it easy to transcribe conversations without asking for consent. Those transcripts are a subpoena honeypot.
Link roundups
Notable links: July 17, 2026
At a time when journalism is increasingly under attack, we need PIT Crews for news.
Link roundups
Notable links: July 10, 2026
In the face of declining trust in media, communities are part of the solution.
Technology
As social networks fill up with AI slop, trusted relationships and communities will win.
Long-form LinkedIn posts are 41% slop. Other social networks are not far behind.
Link roundups
Notable links: July 3, 2026
AI, surveillance, open tech, and news as a business.
Technology
The European Commission falls for openness theater by working with W Social
The European Commission has moved its profiles to W Social. That's a terrible decision.
Technology
It's not enough to have better ideals.
You also need to build a better product.
Technology
The community-first software era
Some ideas about how to encode our values into the tools we use
Technology
"The protocol world has been trying to solve the problem of how to leave, and the next step is working on how we can stay together."
It's not enough to be free. We also need to be in community
Technology
The Fediverse is not a product. It's time to get real about marketing
If projects are going to convince people to try alternatives to Big Tech, they need to do a much better job of explaining why they're better for people who don't care about technical details like protocols and decentralization.
AI
Why micropayments can't save news
Why an ephemeral model can't fund relationship-based work